Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 162 - 161: Ji Xichan's Secret

No one knew the emotional rollercoaster Ji Xichan had been on since her idealized image of Peng Sword Immortal shattered.

She had once wanted to leave the Cold Palace Sword Mansion, this place of heartbreak, and never again see that sanctimonious hypocrite, Pei Yuhang.

But… she couldn't accept it.

The fervent passion with which she once chased his shadow had now given birth to an equally vast darkness.

She couldn't suppress the torment and rage in her heart. She wanted to make this arrogant Sword Immortal kneel before her, to lick her toes in the most debased manner, to repent for wasting all her years of worship and pursuit.

She wanted to press her toes against Pei Yuhang's face.

She wanted to rip the white robes from this hypocrite's body and expose him, naked, before her.

She wanted… to vent all her negative emotions through the most intense pleasure imaginable.

'Since you're not such a pure man, then it shouldn't matter if I, the strongest female prodigy of the Xuanyuan Dao Sect, ride you just once, right?!'

'Since you could do it with your own disciple.'

'Then you can do it with me, too!'

Ji Xichan was determined to sleep with Peng Sword Immortal, her "white moonlight" who had once saved her life.

Only then could her Dao Heart find peace, her thoughts become clear, and she could once again wholeheartedly pursue the Great Dao.

Beneath Ji Xichan's feverish, expectant gaze, Pei Yuhang's expression was unexpectedly calm.

There wasn't the slightest trace of panicked rage that should come from a scandal being exposed.

None of the signs of weakness the young woman wanted to see appeared on his handsome, ascetic face.

He let out a sigh and said slowly, "So you know… Perhaps this is my retribution."

Ji Xichan shook her head. She took a step forward, reaching out to stroke Pei Yuhang's flawless face. The smile on her lips held a seductive charm no one had ever seen on the face of this aloof and cold beauty.

"It's all right, Peng Sword Immortal. As long as you submit to me and do as I say, I guarantee your Dao Companion will never know."

"Be my lover. Behind your Dao Companion's back… you must enjoy the thrill, right~? Otherwise, you never would have made a move on your own disciple."

Pei Yuhang shook his head.

He gently pushed away the delicate hand caressing his face and turned to walk away.

"Miss Ji, you need not concern yourself with this matter. I will tell Liyuan myself… I will tell her everything."

"I will not yield to you. Doing so would only cause me to sink deeper into the Abyss of my sins."

"Wait! Stop!"

"Pei Yuhang! You would rather face utter ruin and be despised by every disciple in the Dao Sect than sleep with me?!"

"What on earth is wrong with me?!"

Ji Xichan reached out, trying to grab the corner of Pei Yuhang's snow-white robes. It was just like the time he had refused to take her as his True Disciple; all she could do was beg for him to stop and look back at her.

But just as he had back then, Pei Yuhang walked away, cold and unhesitating.

Thus, the causality divination—concluded.

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"Hah… hah…"

On a cliff where a light snow was falling, Ji Xichan, pale-faced, leaned against a withered tree to keep from collapsing weakly to the ground.

Beside her stood an ethereal Divine Maiden Statue. This was the second time in nearly three months Ji Xichan had summoned it, the first being when she suppressed the disobedient Dog-headed Great Demon Spirit during the Sect tournament.

This summoning had completely overdrawn her Spiritual Qi. She would likely need to consume various Treasure Pills and rest for several days just to barely recover.

But what she received in return was a divination of a future path that was "gravely ominous."

Without a doubt, it was more than worth the price.

"So immersive. It was only a divination, but it felt like I personally lived through that future… Your origins, I find them more and more inscrutable."

Ji Xichan glanced at the Divine Maiden Statue with a hint of apprehension. Naturally, the statue could not reply; it just stood there in silence.

"Go back."

As Ji Xichan spoke, the Divine Maiden Statue slowly sank into her shadow, which was as black as ink.

She lifted her head again, and just as the divination had foretold, a White-clothed Sword Immortal was flying toward her.

If she hadn't performed the divination, everything likely would have played out just as the Divine Maiden Statue's vision of the future had shown…

Pei Yuhang hadn't been backed into a corner by her. He would rather face utter ruin than submit to her.

'That damn bastard, how can he be so stubborn!'

'No matter what, you refuse to be my lover?!'

Thinking of the future she had just witnessed, Ji Xichan ground her teeth in anger. Ever since she had begun to make a name for herself among the younger generation, earning a reputation for being "invincible at her level," and as her figure and features grew ever more beautiful and mature, it had been a long time since she had experienced this feeling of being "rejected."

At that moment, the black-robed young woman wanted nothing more than to summon all her Demon Spirits and go all out against Pei Yuhang!

But in the end, she suppressed the surging emotions.

'With the power of the Divine Maiden Statue, I have countless chances for trial and error.'

'I will find a way to get Pei Yuhang under my thumb.'

'Sooner or later, I will transform Peng Sword Immortal into a fallen Sword Immortal who can only go into heat for me. That will be my revenge for the humiliation of this hypocrite not even deigning to look at me properly!'

'When that time comes, I'll make Pei Yuhang beg me to "bestow" my favor upon him…'

In an instant, Ji Xichan's mind filled with many satisfying images. As her breathing quickened, her Dao Fruit fluctuated wildly.

'Hmph. Thirty years the river flows east, thirty years it flows west. Do not bully a maiden for her current weakness!'

But for now, she needed to lie low.

With that thought, Ji Xichan took one last look at Pei Yuhang flying toward her, then silently departed.

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'Strange, why did that girl Ji Xichan suddenly leave?'

Pei Yuhang, who had noticed something was amiss with Ji Xichan's state of mind and wanted to go counsel her, reluctantly brought his Flying Sword to a halt in mid-air.

'Perhaps she figured it out on her own…'

Pei Yuhang didn't pay it too much mind. After all, every Female Cultivator has a few days each month when their Dao Heart is ill at ease. It was a matter of physiology.

Having long taken care of the Tyrant Shang Miaoyan and his own cute, tsundere Dao Companion, Pei Yuhang was already used to this.

Besides, at times like these, the more a man showed concern, the more agitated they might become.

Letting them cool down on their own usually worked best.

Pei Yuhang didn't dwell on the matter. He changed direction and flew straight toward his Dao Companion's residence.

'I haven't been home for a day and a night. Liyuan must be worried sick.'

'After all, she even called me on the Transmission Token late last night.'

'I'm not sure why Senior Sister Lu didn't tell me about it; I only saw it this morning when I checked the Transmission Token's message log… Perhaps Senior Sister Lu was too busy and didn't see it either.'

Pei Yuhang didn't suspect his senior sister had hung up the Transmission Token; after all, she had no reason to do so.

Her relationship with Liyuan was so good they were practically real sisters. If she had seen Liyuan urging him to return, she would have definitely shooed him home to be with Liyuan.